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Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Acting·1941–2022·114 films

Jacques Perrin (July 13, 1941 – April 21, 2022) was a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.

As Actor

Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso (1988)Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
The Chorus
The Chorus (2004)Pierre Morhange adult
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)Thomas Agé
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)Maxence
Z
Z (1969)Photojournalist
Donkey Skin
Donkey Skin (1970)Prince Charming
Remi, Nobody's Boy
Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018)Rémi, elderly
Goliath
Goliath (2022)Richard Vannec
Oceans
Oceans (2010)Self - Narrator (voice)
Microcosmos
Microcosmos (1996)Récitant / Narrator (voice)
The Truth
The Truth (1960)Jérôme
Winged Migration
Winged Migration (2001)Narrator (voice)
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine (1990)Alvaro adulte
Girl with a Suitcase
Girl with a Suitcase (1961)Lorenzo Fainardi
The Sleeping Car Murders
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)Daniel
The Young Lieutenant
The Young Lieutenant (2005)Le juge Serge Clermont
The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars (1976)Sten. Giovanni Drogo
Deep Blue
Deep Blue (2003)Narrator
The 317th Platoon
The 317th Platoon (1965)Le sous-lieutenant Torrens
Drummer-Crab
Drummer-Crab (1977)Lieutenant Willsdorff, 'Le Crabe-Tambour'
Year of the Jellyfish
Year of the Jellyfish (1984)Vic Lamotte
Borderline
Borderline (2014)Henri Van Roy
Family Diary
Family Diary (1962)Lorenzo Mainardi
Special Section
Special Section (1975)Roger Lafarge
Cop's Honor
Cop's Honor (1985)Stéphane Rainer
Shock Troops
Shock Troops (1967)Kerk
Hell
Hell (2005)Frédéric
Blanche
Blanche (1972)Bartolomeo
Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night (1946)Un des gosses Quinquina (uncredited)
Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation (1966)Michel
Paroles et musique
Paroles et musique (1984)Yves
The Cheaters
The Cheaters (1958)le jeune qui monte sur la Vespa
The Strangler
The Strangler (1971)Émile
Corruption
Corruption (1963)Stefano Mattioli
In nome del popolo sovrano
In nome del popolo sovrano (1990)Don Ugo Bassi
I Didn't Do It!
I Didn't Do It! (1999)Etienne
The Young Girls Turn 25
The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)Self
Operation Leopard
Operation Leopard (1980)L'ambassadeur Berthier
Vanille fraise
Vanille fraise (1989)Guillaume Forestier
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)Self
Flight of the Innocent
Flight of the Innocent (1992)Davide Rienzi
Almost a Man
Almost a Man (1966)Michele
Spray of the Days
Spray of the Days (1968)Colin
A Captain's Honor
A Captain's Honor (1982)Marcel Caron
The Search
The Search (1966)Manuel
And Satan Calls the Turns
And Satan Calls the Turns (1962)Yvan
Green Harvest
Green Harvest (1959)Jean-Louis Mesnier
Disobedience
Disobedience (1981)Dario
The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1969)Laurent
Montparnasse-Pondichéry
Montparnasse-Pondichéry (1994)Raoul Marquet
A Little Virtuous
A Little Virtuous (1968)Ferdinand 'Fred' Thibault
Une robe noire pour un tueur
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)Lucien Lebesque
L'odyssée de la vie
L'odyssée de la vie (2006)Narrateur
Fire's Share
Fire's Share (1978)Jacques Noblet
The American
The American (1969)Patrick Sarrutel
Horizon
Horizon (1967)Antonin
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook
Man & Wife, Cop & Crook (2008)Victor Fabrizzi
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home (1973)Jacques
The Judge
The Judge (1984)Le juge François Muller
Richelieu: The Purple and the Blood
Richelieu: The Purple and the Blood (2014)Richelieu
The Roaring Forties
The Roaring Forties (1982)Julien Dantec
The Invincible
The Invincible (1966)Henri de Verlaine
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat (1963)Pietro, il fornaretto
La calda vita
La calda vita (1964)Fredi
The Long Silence
The Long Silence (1993)Judge Marco Canova
Trintignant by Trintignant
Trintignant by Trintignant (2021)Self (archive footage)
La Peau de l'ours
La Peau de l'ours (1957)Philippe Ledrut
Touch and Die
Touch and Die (1991)Steuben
Goya: A Story of Solitude
Goya: A Story of Solitude (1971)Alvaro
Nothing But Lies
Nothing But Lies (1991)Antoine, Muriel's husband
Top Kids
Top Kids (1987)Emile Levassor
Chance at Love
Chance at Love (1964)Marc Bizet (segment "Fiancés de la chance, Les")
Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge
Poumon Vert et Tapis Rouge (2021)Self
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010)Self
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds (2003)Henri Lanvern, le cinéaste
La Nuit des éléphants
La Nuit des éléphants (2014)Narrator (voice)
Louis XI, le pouvoir fracassé
Louis XI, le pouvoir fracassé (2011)Louis XI
Les Enfants de Lumière
Les Enfants de Lumière (1995)Narrator (voice)
Flight from Paradise
Flight from Paradise (1990)Eliseo
Love in the Night
Love in the Night (1968)Philippe
Sun in Your Eyes
Sun in Your Eyes (1962)Frédéric
All the Other Girls Do!
All the Other Girls Do! (1964)Gabriele
Adoption
Adoption (1979)Jacques
Ti voglio bene Eugenio
Ti voglio bene Eugenio (2002)Federico
Both Sides of the Street
Both Sides of the Street (1991)Daniel
The Crumblers Are Doing Well
The Crumblers Are Doing Well (1961)Michel Legrand
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
The Big Softie
The Big Softie (1967)Alain Quesnard
L'Herbe rouge
L'Herbe rouge (1985)Mr. Brul
Love in Ambush
Love in Ambush (1997)Pascal Lasalle
Manon Roland
Manon Roland (1989)Jean-Marie Roland de La Platière
First Taste of Love
First Taste of Love (1961)Philippe
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)Self
Prima la musica, poi le parole
Prima la musica, poi le parole (2000)Lanfranco Bentivoglio
The Deep End of the Ocean
The Deep End of the Ocean (1998)Professeur Silvestri
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021)self
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem (1994)Richard
Kim Novak Is on the Phone
Kim Novak Is on the Phone (1994)Enrico
Victor Schœlcher, l'abolition
Victor Schœlcher, l'abolition (1998)Victor Schœlcher
Vado e Torno
Vado e Torno (1998)La Rochelle
La Femme de l'amant
La Femme de l'amant (1992)Alain
Oh pardon ! Tu dormais...
Oh pardon ! Tu dormais... (1992)Him
Le Silence des fusils
Le Silence des fusils (1996)Jean-Pierre Lafond
Blood of the Flamboyant Tree
Blood of the Flamboyant Tree (1981)Georges Delorme
L'Œuvre invisible
L'Œuvre invisible (2026)Self
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory (2011)Self
The Years of Lost Images
The Years of Lost Images (2012)Self
Le Piano oublié
Le Piano oublié (2007)Benjamin
Le trajet de la foudre
Le trajet de la foudre (1994)Wens
Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire
Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire (1988)Julien

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